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Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.54,0:00:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, Im Evelyn Peña and I'm an associate
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.98,0:00:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am also the director of the Autism
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.08,0:00:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Communications Center, which is the center
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.22,0:00:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that focuses on inclusion, communication,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.41,0:00:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,access, and higher education, for people
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.10,0:00:21.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with autism or autistic individuals.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.18,0:00:25.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my son, Diego Peña, he is doing a
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.77,0:00:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,camio today and Diego would like to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.72,0:00:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,introduce himself using the letter board
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.10,0:00:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since he is non speaking.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.99,0:00:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So he has his communication partner with
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.37,0:00:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,him and they are going to spell out
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.12,0:00:41.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.56,0:00:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Communication Partner) H.E.L.L.O. A.L.L.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.46,0:01:02.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello all. Ok, back straight.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.57,0:01:43.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,M.Y. N.A M.E. I.S. D.I E.G.O.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.14,0:01:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello all, my name is Deigo.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.15,0:01:47.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Evelyn: Awesome, so just a little bit
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.52,0:01:49.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about Deigo, he is going into 7th grade.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.08,0:01:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is fully included in general education
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.87,0:01:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he is a presenter at conferences and a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.19,0:02:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,best selling book author of the book,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.05,0:02:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anatomy of Autism, so that is us and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.90,0:02:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're excited to be here.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.46,0:02:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, Diego is really excited to talk about
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.46,0:02:16.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inclusion, not only in his book but also
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.97,0:02:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,share his thoughts.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.19,0:02:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that is so important in relation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.38,0:02:23.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Americans with Disability Act
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.34,0:02:25.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it provided an avenue for
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.52,0:02:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inclusion in the community, higher
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.19,0:02:29.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,education, and employment.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.94,0:02:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a young activist, Diego has experienced
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.100,0:02:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inclusion in school so he wanted to share
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.60,0:02:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some words that he typed out.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.63,0:02:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is going to share them through his iPad
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.98,0:02:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, which he calls his talker.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.65,0:02:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(iPad): I think the culture of inclusion
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.03,0:02:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is important to have in order to implement
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.31,0:02:53.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strategies be successful for autistic
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.62,0:02:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,students in a general education classroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.02,0:03:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without inclusion, I wouldn't be able to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.62,0:03:02.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be in general education setting.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.13,0:03:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having autism has limited me both verbally
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.93,0:03:08.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and physically.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.66,0:03:11.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thankfully have access to communication
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.32,0:03:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by typing and this form of communicaion
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.94,0:03:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has given me opportunity to be
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.29,0:03:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,included in general education classes and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.76,0:03:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,activities in the community.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.24,0:03:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Evelyn: Thanks, Diego. So the first time I
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.39,0:03:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really learned about the Disabilities Act
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.48,0:03:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was when I was researching what it would
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.38,0:03:37.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take to support my son, Diego,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.29,0:03:42.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's autistic, you just met him, to go to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.47,0:03:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,college essentially.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.35,0:03:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I learned he had autism I didn't know
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.16,0:03:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anything about whether or not people had
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.14,0:03:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,access to college if they had a diagnosis
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.11,0:03:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of autism or what the precedent was for that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.46,0:03:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I really started looking into it and I
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.62,0:04:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did learn that, yes, autistic students do
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.72,0:04:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go to college. Which is wonderful.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.30,0:04:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At that time this was, you know, when
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.61,0:04:09.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Diego was diagnosed.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.82,0:04:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was 8 years ago or 10 years ago and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.100,0:04:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there wasn't a lot of research out there
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.28,0:04:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on autistic students going to college.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.26,0:04:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that was one area where I'm excited
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.10,0:04:22.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I've been able to do research and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.97,0:04:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,publish some work on how we can support
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.46,0:04:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,autistic studetns to go to college and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.05,0:04:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,become successful. But, really the ADA
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.35,0:04:30.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Americans with Disabilities Act)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.01,0:04:33.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is so important for autistic students and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.13,0:04:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,students with disabilites in general, just
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.68,0:04:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make sure that they have access to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.14,0:04:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,academic curriculums, that they are
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.98,0:04:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting accommidations that they need to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.15,0:04:47.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be successful in academic settings.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.35,0:04:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I really feel that the ADA has been a
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.83,0:04:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,key factor in making sure that students
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.00,0:04:57.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with disabilities are included in college
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.28,0:04:59.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and university settings.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.50,0:05:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Certainly the ADA has provided a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.68,0:05:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opportunities for students with
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.80,0:05:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disabilities. So, I'm grateful for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.59,0:05:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think there are some areas that we need
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.11,0:05:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think about, that the ADA does have
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.49,0:05:15.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some limitations.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.77,0:05:18.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of them is that, many disablility
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.80,0:05:22.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,service offices on campuses at higher
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.22,0:05:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,education institutions require diagnosis
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.06,0:05:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or documentation of neuropsychological
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.88,0:05:35.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,evaluation and this can cost upwards of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.72,0:05:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,several thousand dollars for individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.09,0:05:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get this diagnosis.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.40,0:05:41.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think there has been a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.89,0:05:44.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,progress lately where those offices are
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.18,0:05:47.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying, "Ok well, we will consider the IEP
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.01,0:05:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,document and your individual education
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.69,0:05:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plan from high school as a form to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.81,0:05:56.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,validate that you do need services".
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.41,0:05:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one thing we do need to work on a
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.51,0:06:00.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,little more is making sure that higher
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.86,0:06:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,education institutions, specifically the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.07,0:06:04.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disabiblity offices, are a bit more
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.78,0:06:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,flexible in making sure that students can
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.53,0:06:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recieve accomidations without dropping
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.78,0:06:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3 or 4 thousand dollars, in order to do that
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.93,0:06:16.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other thing that I think about a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.85,0:06:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is, while the ADA does provide important
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.99,0:06:24.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accomodations that are resonable and
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.20,0:06:25.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,appropriate, to students.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.11,0:06:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that what I have learned is
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.24,0:06:32.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,universities and disabilities offices specifically
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.42,0:06:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do a much better job when they go about
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.81,0:06:37.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and beyond their ADA
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.45,0:06:40.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what's required by the ADA
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.20,0:06:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,usually I see proper team member
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.58,0:06:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the staff